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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Hull City.
Injury-affected season
Missed 7 of Hull City's ~49 games this season through 7 injury absences (inactive, knee). He still appeared 40 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 40 | 18 | 7 | 3180 | 6.98 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 7.3 |
 League Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 7.2 |
Scout report
O. McBurnie is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Hull City, enjoying a standout season — 18 goals and 7 assists in 40 appearances, a Season grade of 55, top 3% of Championship centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 44.6, ranking 343rd of 495 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (72.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.71 goal contributions per 90 (0.51 goals, 0.2 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McBurnie.
Judged on this season alone, McBurnie graded 55 — a standout campaign that ranks top 3% of the 73 centre-forwards in the Championship, on 18 goals and 7 assists in 40 appearances (0.708 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 29 → 55). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, 51st of 73 of the 73 centre-forwards in the Championship. At 30 McBurnie is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 17.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: McBurnie missed 7 games through injury (inactive, knee) out of roughly 49 this season. The 40 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
A career still climbing — McBurnie is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Hull City finished 6th of 24 · an upper-table side
18 goals in 40 appearances (0.45 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for an upper-table side (6th of 24). He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 25 goal contributions (0.63 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 72.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.71 goal contributions per 90 (0.51 goals, 0.2 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 44.6, McBurnie carries the 51st-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Championship of 73. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.71 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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